I had the great honor to be part of the Women’s History Month Annual Symposium at Northwestern University, where I got to be in conversation with Kelly Hayes about mutual aid. Check it out!
Video: In Conversation with Kelly Hayes about Mutual Aid
Resources about the Role of Lawyers in Social Movements
People who are considering going to law school are already started or finished law school ask me about this question a lot. Here are some of the things I have put together over the years that may be useful.
Here’s a captioned video from a recent presentation at Northwestern: “Fighting to Win: The Roles of Lawyering and Law Reform in Liberation Struggles”.
Here’s a captioned video of a May 2021 conversation with Stanford Law students about the role of lawyers in movements and how people who are in law school or have graduated from law school can be of service to movements. Here is a captioned video recording from an event titled “What Every Activist Should Know Before Going to Law School” hosted by the University of Washington’s Legal Pathways program in April 2020.
And finally, about ten years ago I published this short essay in the lefty law journal Unbound about the myths that mislead a lot of people who want social change to think they should go to law school, and the realities people should know before going. I think it is still a pretty good summary of the issues.
Video: Conversation about Mutual Aid with Nikkita Oliver
It was such a treat to have a conversation with Nikkita Oliver, one of my favorite collaborators and teachers, about my new book on mutual aid in January.
Comic about My Interview with JVN
My favorite comic artist, Ellen O’Grady, made this comic about her experience listening to my interview with Jonathan Van Ness. I’m just including a couple favorite images of it below, check out the whole thing here.
CLAGS 30th Anniversary Event Video: Queer and Trans Activism Then and Now
It was such an honor to be part of this panel of Kessler Award winners, with Urvashi Vaid and Amber Hollibaugh, skillfully facilitated by Shanté Paradigm Smalls.
Video: Bodies, Sexualities and Law Panel
I had the pleasure of being part of this conversation with Madhavi Menon, Rahul Rao, and Flavia Agnes.
New Interview with Them about Why I Oppose Trans Military Inclusion Advocacy
Just five days after being sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden signed an executive order overturning former President Trump’s ban on openly transgender Americans serving in the military. “All Americans who are qualified to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States should be able to serve,” it read, going on to argue that an “inclusive military strengthens our national security.”
Biden’s executive order, one of a flurry he signed during his administration’s first week, marked the fulfillment of one of his foremost policy proposals regarding the advancement of LGBTQ+ equality in America. More specifically, the order counteracted a 2017 directive by the Trump administration banning openly trans folks from the armed services — itself a reversal of the Obama administration’s 2016 order that paved the way for trans Americans to serve in the military without hiding their gender identity.
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On Jan 25 I gave this lecture as part of UC Berkeley Department of Gender and Women’s Studies Social Reproduction in Crisis Series. See below for the flyer that lists all the other upcoming events!
New podcast interview with the Dark Room Podcast
I had a very fun conversation with Paul Salvatori on this podcast episode. Have a listen!
Crosscut Feature about Mutual Aid
Seattle author says ‘mutual aid’ will be crucial in 2021 and beyond
In a new book, Seattle University’s Dean Spade highlights how the organizing and survival tactic could be vital for future disasters.
January 7, 2021
Seattle Community Fridge is a mutual aid group that sprang up during the pandemic. From left, volunteers Beija Flor, Jordan Saibic and Marine Au Yeung install a community refrigerator offering free food in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood, Aug. 20, 2020. (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)
Rewinding the film of 2020, it can seem like a lifetime of events transpired in a 365-day span. A pandemic. An economic crisis. Some of the largest protests the U.S. has ever seen. A historic election. Many people are lonelier, hungrier and poorer than ever. But despite the social distance and devastation — and because of it — people also came together.
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